NCCRESt

part of the Education Reform Networks

Wanted: Minority Educators for U.S. Schools

Although necessary for a diversified student body, minority teachers are underrepresented due to a lingering resistance to integration efforts, unappealing classroom conditions, salary issues, and culturally biased professional exams. Equitable placement procedures, incentives, competitive salaries, mentoring programs, subject-area recruitment, and multicultural training are partial remedies. (26 references) (MLH)

• Author/Creator: Stephens, Jessica E.
• Date Published: May
• Journal/Secondary Title: School Business Affairs
• Number: 5
• Volume: 65
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Diversity (Faculty)
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Resistance to Change
• Subject: School Segregation
• Subject: Teacher Shortage
• Subject: Teaching Conditions
• Subject: Test Bias
• Subject: Training

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